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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      November 2015
      March 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139505895
      9781108055093
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139505895
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      (254 x 178 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.53kg, 898 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, South Asian History, Asian Studies, Asian Language and Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, South Asian History, Asian Studies, Asian Language and Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
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    Published in 1812, this study of Malay in its written form was begun during William Marsden's service with the East India Company in Sumatra (1771–9). He continued his textual work in England upon his return, thus putting his practical knowledge into a solid scholarly frame. An expert in Asian languages and an outstanding Malay scholar in the English-speaking world, Marsden (1754–1836) was a fellow of the Royal Society from 1783 and later its vice-president and treasurer. This work is distinctive for its substantial Malay–English section, and for the use of examples from original Malay texts collected by the author. Despite being superseded by subsequent dictionaries, it is still a highly regarded and valuable source of information, especially about older, specialised and regional terms. The introduction provides the reader with a history of the Malayan language, including its spread, usage and regional variations.

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